“Great experience with Drive Thru, highly recommend my instructor Johur. He was really patient, friendly and reliable, knew all the test routes and was able to explain everything really well. Thanks to all his help and support I was able to pass first time.”
Driving Lessons in Romford
From £34/hr on block booking • Havering • RM1, RM2, RM3, RM4 & RM7
Driving lessons in Romford RM1, RM2, RM3, RM4 and RM7, manual and automatic, with a choice of Hornchurch or Goodmayes for your test.
Nearest test centre: Hornchurch. Free pick up and drop off on every lesson. Manual and automatic available.
Local Expertise
A choice of Hornchurch or Goodmayes for your test
Fully DVSA Qualified
First lessons on the streets around Raphael Park and Heath Park
Fits Around Your Week
Gallows Corner and A12 practice once you are ready
Lessons we teach in Romford
Manual Driving Lessons
A manual pass covers you for any car.
Automatic Driving Lessons
No clutch to learn.
Intensive Driving Course
From 5 to 40 hours, over one or two weeks.
Refresher Lessons
For full licence holders getting back behind the wheel.
Female Instructors
Ask for one when you book.
Pass Plus Course
Motorways, night driving and bad weather.
Learners who passed with DriveThruL
Some of the learners who passed with us.












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A driving school since 2008
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Book Your Lesson in RomfordYour driving journey in Romford
From first lesson to test day.
Book Your First Lesson
Book online. Pay as you go is £36/hour, and block packages cost less per hour.
Pick up from anywhere in RM1, RM2, RM3, RM4 & RM7.
Book Your First Lesson in RomfordLearning to drive in Romford, Havering
Romford sits between two test centres, Hornchurch and Goodmayes, which gives learners here a choice most of London does not have. The roads that worry Romford learners are mostly in one place. Gallows Corner, where the A12 meets the A127 under a flyover, is the one people mention first. The ring road around the town centre and the bus lanes on South Street come close behind. None of that is where you start. First lessons use the residential streets around Raphael Park and Heath Park, and the bigger roads arrive once moving off, stopping and junctions feel normal. Pick up covers the town centre, Collier Row, Gidea Park, Harold Wood, Rush Green and the rest of Romford.

What Makes Romford Special for Learners
Driving Lessons in Romford from £34/hr
6 hours: £210 • 10 hours: £350 (most popular) • 20 hours: £680 (save £40)
Prices shown are for manual lessons. Automatic lessons in this area are £37 an hour pay as you go, 10 hours for £350 or 20 hours for £690.
Your nearest test centre
Everything Romford learners need to know about passing their test at Hornchurch.
Hornchurch Test Centre
Lessons near test day cover the roads around the centre. See our Hornchurch test centre guide for pass rates and routes at every nearby centre.
- Complete test route knowledge
- Pre test warm up lesson available
- DVSA registered instructors, DBS checked
- Test car hire available (guide from £150)
- Mock test under real conditions
Route Tips from Romford
- Most routes leave by Ravenscourt Grove and Hacton Lane onto Upminster Road (A124). Take care at the junctions with Upminster Road, which is busy in both directions.
- Around half the routes use the A127 Southend Arterial Road, which runs at 40 to 70mph. Build up to the speed of the traffic before you join, and watch for the limit dropping as you come off.
- Hall Lane and Ardleigh Green Road run at 30 to 40mph. Keep to the limit, and look early for the junctions at each end.
Known for:
What is the pass rate at Hornchurch test centre?
Hornchurch Test Centre has a 46.3% pass rate (the national average is 50.0%). The faults examiners most often record here are Joining too slowly and making other traffic brake, Poor observation at the junctions from Hacton Lane and the side roads, Not adjusting to the speed limit changes. Every Romford learner practises these exact faults, sits a mock under real test conditions, and can hire our dual control car for the test itself.

Nervous About Driving in Romford?
Gallows Corner puts a lot of Romford learners off, so it never comes early. You start on quiet streets near Raphael Park and work up to it.
Patient Instructors
Used to teaching anxious learners
Dual Control Cars
Your instructor can brake if needed
Start on Quiet Roads
Busier junctions only once you feel ready
Roads to practise before your test
The spots learners in Romford tend to find hardest.
- Gallows Corner, with the A12 and A127 meeting under a flyover
- The Romford ring road one way system
- Timed bus lanes on South Street
- Joining and leaving the A12 Eastern Avenue
- Turning right out of side streets onto North Street
- Building test day confidence on the Hornchurch routes, practised from a Romford start point
Two test centres, one choice
Romford learners can book at Hornchurch or Goodmayes. The roads around each are different. Hornchurch brings Roneo Corner and the A127 into play, while Goodmayes is set among busy East London streets. Neither is the easy one. What matters is practising around the centre you book, so the last few lessons before your test head that way.
Gallows Corner and the ring road
Gallows Corner is a large junction where the A12 and A127 meet, with a flyover and several lanes to choose between. The trick is reading the signs well before you arrive and committing to your lane. The ring road around the town centre needs the same habit.
Both get practised at quiet times first, then at busier ones once your confidence is there.
Building up from quiet streets
The streets around Raphael Park and Heath Park are calm enough for a first lesson. Moving off, stopping, steering and simple junctions all happen there. North Street and South Street come next, with buses, parked cars and side road junctions.
The A12 and Gallows Corner come last, when the car feels easy to control.
Ready to start learning in Romford?
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Where we pick up
Pick up from anywhere in these parts of Romford.
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RM1
Romford
Romford Station · The Liberty Shopping Centre · Romford Market
Areas we cover in Romford & Havering
Pick up and drop off anywhere in RM1, RM2, RM3, RM4 & RM7
Local Areas & Landmarks in Romford
Common questions about driving lessons in Romford
Everything you need to know about learning to drive in RM1, RM2, RM3, RM4 & RM7.
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Lessons in Romford
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